The Mike Hosking Breakfast
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The Government has released a new energy plan.
The 'Wood Energy Strategy and Action Plan' aims to fire up the bioenergy sector.
The strategy claims would energy could replace 40% of fossil-fuelled process heat by 2050, displacing 300,000 tonnes of coal at Huntly.
Executive officer of bioenergy association Brian Cox told Mike Hosking that 'what the government did yesterday is a little step in the way, but we've got to do...
Zespri have won a legal battle on the intellectual property front.
They won a legal battle in Chinese courts against two defendants involved in the unauthorised production, sale, and marketing of their 'GOLD3' Kiwifruit.
Zespri CEO Jason Te Brake told Mike Hosking that China are getting better at protecting intellectual property rights.
'It really does show that China is starting to move around protecting IP rights, not...
The final farewell for former Prime Minister takes place today.
His funeral is being held at his local Catholic parish in Kapiti today at 11am, and thousands are expected to attend.
Bolger served as Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997, and passed away last week aged 90.
Sir Don McKinnon served as Deputy Prime Minister to Bolger, and joined Mike Hosking to pay tribute to Bolger and his legacy.
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David Seymour: Deputy Prime Minister says health and education unions need to be realistic about pay
The Deputy Prime Minister says health and education unions need to be realistic about their pay demands.
Tens of thousands of workers across health and education are walking off the job today today in their fight for better pay and conditions.
It could be the largest strike action in the country in a generation, but a number of events are expected to be affected by the weather.
David Seymour told Mike Hosking that there isn't a sin...
Our default to futility worries me.
It's the same sort of thing as the "No Kings" march over the weekend in America.
What actually is the point of waving placards, or in the "burn the bill" case, lighting fires on beaches?
The bill they want to burn is the Marine and Coastal Area Amendment bill.
The amendment part is the bit where it is being returned to what it was a few years back.
It got messed with in court, given the courts ar...
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday the 22nd of October, the foreshore and seabed law change has passed and the Government has smashed their youth offending target four years early - completing two things they said they'd do.
The debate is back about whether you should be leaving your KiwiSaver alone until retirement or getting it out for a house deposit.
Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen talk Labour's firs...
The number of complaints going to the Office of the Ombudsman is soaring to record heights.
Its annual report finds more than eight thousand Official information complaints - a 30 percent increase.
The office also received 278 protected disclosures under the whistleblower law - up 26 percent.
Chief Ombudsman John Allen told Mike Hosking OIAs are an attractive option for people trying to raise issues with the Government.
He says pub...
A new report reveals the importance of contributing to Kiwisaver after buying a first home.
The Retirement Expenditure Guidelines from Massey University and Fin-Ed Centre suggests Kiwisaver is great for funding retirement - if utilised correctly.
It finds a modest retirement goal can be reached by age 65 even after withdrawing funds for a first-home at 35.
But report author Associate Professor Claire Matthews says there...
Knowledge of tougher consequences is thought to be keeping more young people away from crime.
The Government has achieved its goal of a 15% reduction in serious and persistent youth offenders - four years early.
Children's Minister Karen Chhour says it's partially down to young people believing they can't avoid accountability for their actions.
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The Treaty Negotiations Minister's standing by amendments to foreshore and seabed legislation, which has passed its third reading.
The aim of the Government's Marine and Coastal Areas Act amendments was to restore the legislation to its original intent.
But it's been criticised for making it harder for Māori to gain customary marine titles.
Treaty Negotiations Minister and Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith told Mike Hosking mos...
Alliance has reached a $270million deal with Dawn Meats.
2,600 farmer-shareholders voted 87% in favour of selling 65% of the company arm to the Irish-backed company.
The new investment is expected to strengthen Alliance’s balance sheet, pay down debt and enable greater capital growth.
Spokesperson for Alliance shareholders Jeff Grant told Mike Hosking that ‘The company was forced into a position of having to find...
Praise for the Government's loosening of climate reporting rules.
It's proposing to lift the climate reporting threshold for listed companies worth 60 million dollars to one billion.
The changes would also see directors no longer have personal responsibility if their company breaks climate reporting rules.
NZX Sustainability Manager Simon Beattie told Mike Hosking that they're common sense changes.
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It seems the labour party has not learned a thing about running a country.
Their first policy for next years vote is out, so congrats on that. The first cab off the rank is a wealth fund.
The idea is not necessarily a bad one. You take money from dividends and distribute it out about the place to create jobs.
The obvious questions though …were not answered.
How much does it cost? …don't know.
What industries or entities or business...
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The Armageddon Expo is taking place this weekend in Auckland.
Several actors such as Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis and John Boyega will be attending the convention, along with voice actor Alan Tudyk.
Alan Tudyk told Mike Hosking that his knack for voice acting came from a play, where he played 20 different characters.
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New Zealand's first sports school will open next year, in a partnership with Wellington Phoenix.
The New Zealand Performance Academy in Upper Hutt will operate as a charter school for serious aspiring sportspeople.
The academy will initially offer elite football training alongside the Wellington Phoenix Academy, as well as rugby training.
Other sports will be added over time.
The school will teach a nationally recognised curriculum...
The country's second-largest electricity gentailer says rising electricity prices are the result of rising lines charges.
Inflation's now back up at three-percent.
The single biggest driver is electricity prices - which have increased 11.3 percent in the past year.
Contact Energy Chief Executive Mike Fuge says electricity firms are having to pass on the fixed lines charges that cover the cost of infrastructure.
He says they rose by...
Experts now say it's unlikely the jewels, most recently stolen from the Louvre will ever be seen again.
The thieves rode a basket lift up the museum's facade, forced a window and fled with France's Crown and Napoleonic jewels - in just seven minutes.
The museum had just opened on Sunday - local time.
Newstalk ZB's Paris correspondent Catherine Field says it's already been 24 hours, and authorities have no idea who they're loo...
A balancing act is underway to decide which Roads of National Significance will begin construction next.
The Government's funnelling $1.2billion into the programme's 17 projects - which includes highway sections in Northland, Nelson, Hamilton, and Wellington.
Transport Minister Chris Bishop told Mike Hosking they're now going through a prioritisation exercise as a Government.
He says they have all the inves...
There are concerns that Labour's trying to fix a capital problem that kiwis don't have.
The party's pitching a $200million Future Fund that re-invests dividends from specified Crown assets, into businesses and infrastructure projects.
It'll invest solely in local projects.
Icehouse Ventures CEO Robbie Paul told Mike Hosking the policy is agreeable and directionally correct, but wonders if there's a gap in th...
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